March 3, 2026
Attending: Rochelle Griffin, Beckie Comer, Cinnamin Morton, Shelly Karren, Amy Shaw, Tonya Rauch, Patrick Latimer, Becca Van De Graaff, Jordan Fitzpatrick, Zac Watne, Mindy Cupello, Lora Lyon and Denise Avey
Agenda:
● Welcome & Approve February Meeting Minutes (Griffin)
○ Approval of February Minutes
■ Mr. Latimer makes a motion to approve minutes
■ Ms. Shaw seconded the motion
■ Minutes unanimously approved
● Student Center Updates (Van de Graaff)
○ Wrapped up data entry from Google forms for 2026-27 scheduling
○ Starting to work calculating sections of of classes
○ Will start building the master schedule in April
○ Working on their evidence box collection for their evaluation next year
○ Parent survey will be going out later this month in Parent Square
○ Student surveys will be completed in classes in the next month
○ Teacher surveys will be completed at our next PD session
○ Secondary 1 accelerated math will be a new class for this coming year – high school credit class; invitation letters were sent to students recommended by teachers as well as MAP data. Counselors are available to discuss math options.
● PTSA Updates (Lyon)
○ Memory book is in progress; send pictures in to be included
○ Ms. McGowan is working on Book Blitz (next Monday), and March Madness
○ Legislative Updates from Ann
■ “Policy Project” is happening right now
○ Red Ribbon Day is at the end of the month (March 30)
○ Skate Night at Classic Fun Center on March 30
○ Gearing up for Teacher Appreciation Week – first week of May
● School Updates (Karren)
○ Multicultural Assembly March 5
■ Rehearsals are happening right now
■ All kinds of different performances including dancers, bag pipers, etc.
■ Happening 1st-3rd periods; all are welcome
○ Technology use in schools
■ We already have a bell-to-bell cell phone policy
■ Continuing informal data collection on how much time are students spending on technology in the classrooms
■ Goal is to maximize student learning
■ Ms. Griffin: shared that she is familiar with a group that is concerned with technology usage and wanting quite a bit less technology usage in the classroom; information gathering a great idea
■ Ms. Lyon: shared that it is the same group that helped pass legislation for cell phone usage
■ Mr. Watne: Agrees that data collection is a good idea for future conversations
■ Ms. Avey: Never thought that her children aren’t getting a quality education because of technology in the classroom; technology is needed in future careers
■ Ms. Cupello: her children are more interested in their phones instead of Chromebooks; bigger problem than Chromebooks
○ Spring testing schedule
■ RISE testing is coming in April
■ Considering “drop & test” for ELA testing – longer focused time on test, alters whole school schedule for a few days
■ Math, science & ELA for all 3 grades; 8th grade also has writing test
● Land Trust/TSSP review and finalize plan (Karren)
○ Eliminated science goal
○ Adjusted our goals to use MAP data instead of RISE data – data more accessible throughout the year, data-driven instruction
○ ELA: 65% of students will meet or exceed projected growth on MAP
○ Math: 67% of students will meet or exceed projected growth on MAP
○ Culture & Climate goal: identified 3 questions on student surveys that will help us achieve our 80% measure
○ Ms. Lyon: how are the questions wired on the student surveys so that students understand exactly what is being asked?
○ Ms. Van de Graaff: counselors ask students to identify someone at school who they feel safe going to; help them connect with someone if they can’t identify someone
○ Ms. Karren: assured group that we are already achieving at upper 70% on these questions
○ Ms. Karren: District asked us to add instructional targets to our goals; identified targets for the group. Each section includes what we are measuring and how that relates to our goals.
○ Ms. Karren: Explained the FTE process; our FTE came in .5 less than last year. Building that .5 FTE into TSSP & Land Trust.
○ Ms. Karren: Reviewed the funding sources (TSSP & Land Trust)
○ Ms. Karren: Reviewed proposed TSSP & Land Trust 2026-2027 allocations
○ Ms. Avey: Asked if math resource students are in separate classes or if they are co-taught. Ms. Karren explained that we have resource math but are considering ways to schedule co-taught classes within our master schedule.
○ Any feedback?
○ Ms. Griffin: Asked for clarification on the money allocated for technology literacy. Ms. Karren explained that it was for possible collaboration time as we have Digital Literacy in both 6th and 8th grade.
○ Ms. Watne: Appreciates the table format instead of a longer document explaining our allocations
○ Ms. Lyon: Appreciates the transparency of the proposal
○ Ms. Karren: We can always amend the proposal, if needed.
○ Ms. Karren: Explained the signing of the TSSP/Land Trust document.
○ Ms. Griffin: Makes a motion to sign our TSSP/Land Trust allocations
○ Ms. Cupello seconded the motion.
○ Motion unanimously approved to sign off on the TSSP/Land Trust allocations for 2026-2027.
Other:
● Ms. Griffin: Next meeting we will need to look over our by-laws; couple of decisions will need to be made (i.e. cap on voting members of our council, absence policy).
● Ms. Griffins will be sending out the document in the next couple of weeks for review.
● Ms. Comer: Asked for clarification on the possible math options (regular, honors, Secondary math 1)
● Ms. Karren: Clarified math options and enrollment.
Next meeting: April 14th @ 4:00 p.m. Warrior Roo